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To: RobRoy
For those that are interested, you can get a good projector now for $850 or so at Costco, Sams Club and probably quite a few other locations.

Or, you can build your own as I have for about half of that cost... and the replacement lamps don't break the bank every year or so.

Check out Lumenlab DIY projection TV

And, no, this isn't the old scam about putting a big lens in front of an upside down 17" TV with cardboard and duct tape... This actually works. In fact, results are superior to many commercial projectors: more lumen and better rez.

215 posted on 12/06/2004 10:49:54 PM PST by Swordmaker (Tagline now open, please ring bell.)
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To: Swordmaker

That is a fascinating concept. Too much time rounding up stuff before you even begin to build though. It looks like it would be a fun hobby project.


218 posted on 12/06/2004 11:51:04 PM PST by RobRoy (Science is about "how." Christianity is about "why.")
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To: Swordmaker

I wonder about things like component video inputs and all the screen adjustment controls I get on a commercially available projector. I scanned the web site and couldn't find any real detail there.


219 posted on 12/06/2004 11:52:17 PM PST by RobRoy (Science is about "how." Christianity is about "why.")
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To: Swordmaker
Lumenlab DIY projection TV

That looks way cool. What skill level would be required to actually do one of those projects?

226 posted on 12/07/2004 6:43:38 AM PST by kevkrom (If people are free to do as they wish, they are almost certain not to do as Utopian planners wish)
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